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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Brazilian Food

Bife a parmeggiana: Breaded beef with sliced ham and cheese. Cooked in a tomato sauce.

Bolinhos de bacalhau: Cod Fish balls. Seriously! A must try when out for beers. Great with olive oil

Pastels: The above kind come with cheese or meat. A great snack morning, noon, or night. Best when bought at the farmers markets.

Chicken hearts!

Cozido: Meat and veggies cooked to death in a big pot. Can't explain it and it's an exact science. Eat at a good place because there definitely are good and bad cozidos

Picanha: Only the best meat ever. Eat it rare and let the juices slide down your neck.

Mmmmm Meat!

Classic rice, beans, and farfoa: Only Brazilians could manage to make something so simple taste so damn good. Regardless, I still can't eat it every day.

Panquecas: Kind of like a blend between a super weird pancake used to roll enchiladas in. I rarely get to eat this but I love it! You can also eat your panquecas with basically anything else in the fridge.

Funny, I don't really like any of these, except maybe the bolinhos de bacalhau. My faves ('cause you're dying to know, right?!): Pao de queijo, caipirinha, agua de coco, coxinha, brigadeiro, and mousse de maracuja. Oh, and I agree with Heather, I LOVE queijo coalho. Yummmmm.

Rachel, a well cooked queijo coalho should not be exactly spongy. Hot, fresh off the grill is key. If it sits at all - yuck. Crispy on the outside, gooey yumminess on the inside. Holy cow, so very good.

Do agree on the chicken hearts - not nearly as scary as they seem. My oldest son loves them.

I am literally drooling. I used to bartend at a brazilian restaurant. It was amazing. WHat I woudl do for some Pichana and black beans and rice right now! They also used to make this weird "cowboy mix" with tomatos eggs rice chicken - it was so simple and good.

Brazilian good is all except good. I've been travelling around the world, lived in 5 countries & 4 continents.

I'm a European born Belgian/Italian, compared to the breads, meats, cheeses, wines, chocolates, pastas, fish dishes they serve in the basic restaurants in many European countries even the top Brazilian restaurants serve bad quality food.

I'm used to fly to Argentina for some good meat and often go to Sao Paulo as they have more quality restaurants. The only real good restaurants (such as Olympe, Fasano al Mare) have... European chefs & import many ingredients.

Ps Bacalhau was used in Europe during the world war, but is now mainly used in... dog food. I never get why people like it so much. Try a nice tapa made with fresh ingredients, accompanied with a Belgian beer (or Bohemia if no other option) or a glass of wine during the colder months in Rio.